NHC AL101869 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1869
October 4, 1869 – October 5, 1869
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Unnamed 1869 storm peaked at Category 2 with 104 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 559 US cities, 551 of them while still at hurricane strength.
The 1869 storm in the record
HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1869 (AL101869) from October 4, 1869 to October 5, 1869; its peak was 104 mph (Category 2). HURDAT2 marks 3 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on October 4 at 104 mph (Category 2), 6 miles from Edgartown, MA. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 559 US cities, in 6 states, most in Massachusetts (255) and Maine (157). The strongest pass was 104 mph (Category 2) less than a mile from Marstons Mills, MA; the centre came closest to Bowdoin, ME, less than a mile away.
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- Cities within 75 mi
- 559
- At hurricane strength
- 551
- States
- 6
104 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1869 storm passed near, strongest first
Massachusetts (255)
- Marstons MillsCategory 2 · overhead
- CotuitCategory 2 · 1 mi
- OstervilleCategory 2 · 2 mi
- West BarnstableCategory 2 · 2 mi
- East SandwichCategory 2 · 2 mi
- EdgartownCategory 2 · 2 mi
- CentervilleCategory 2 · 3 mi
- MashpeeCategory 2 · 3 mi
- SandwichCategory 2 · 5 mi
- BarnstableCategory 2 · 5 mi
- ForestdaleCategory 2 · 6 mi
- HyannisCategory 2 · 6 mi
- East FalmouthCategory 2 · 7 mi
- Sagamore BeachCategory 2 · 7 mi
- Vineyard HavenCategory 2 · 7 mi
- ProvincetownCategory 2 · 8 mi
- West YarmouthCategory 2 · 9 mi
- Yarmouth PortCategory 2 · 9 mi
- West TisburyCategory 2 · 9 mi
- FalmouthCategory 2 · 9 mi
- DennisCategory 2 · 10 mi
- BourneCategory 2 · 11 mi
- South YarmouthCategory 2 · 11 mi
- PocassetCategory 2 · 11 mi
- North FalmouthCategory 2 · 11 mi
- South DennisCategory 2 · 12 mi
- PlymouthCategory 2 · 13 mi
- East WarehamCategory 2 · 13 mi
- ChilmarkCategory 2 · 13 mi
- Dennis PortCategory 2 · 14 mi
- BrewsterCategory 2 · 16 mi
- WarehamCategory 2 · 16 mi
- HarwichCategory 2 · 18 mi
- MarionCategory 2 · 18 mi
- DuxburyCategory 2 · 18 mi
- WellfleetCategory 2 · 18 mi
- MarshfieldCategory 2 · 18 mi
- RockportCategory 2 · 18 mi
- West WarehamCategory 2 · 19 mi
- KingstonCategory 2 · 20 mi
- MattapoisettCategory 2 · 20 mi
- EasthamCategory 2 · 20 mi
- CarverCategory 2 · 20 mi
- GloucesterCategory 2 · 21 mi
- NantucketCategory 2 · 21 mi
- OrleansCategory 2 · 21 mi
- ChathamCategory 2 · 22 mi
- ScituateCategory 2 · 22 mi
- PlymptonCategory 2 · 23 mi
- RochesterCategory 2 · 23 mi
- PembrokeCategory 2 · 23 mi
- FairhavenCategory 2 · 24 mi
- NorwellCategory 2 · 25 mi
- CohassetCategory 2 · 25 mi
- ManchesterCategory 2 · 25 mi
- HalifaxCategory 2 · 25 mi
- AcushnetCategory 2 · 26 mi
- EssexCategory 2 · 26 mi
- HansonCategory 2 · 26 mi
- New BedfordCategory 2 · 26 mi
and 195 more
Maine (157)
- Cape ElizabethCategory 2 · 6 mi
- South PortlandCategory 2 · 8 mi
- FalmouthCategory 2 · 8 mi
- PortlandCategory 2 · 9 mi
- ScarboroughCategory 2 · 12 mi
- WestbrookCategory 2 · 13 mi
- Old Orchard BeachCategory 2 · 13 mi
- BiddefordCategory 2 · 16 mi
- SacoCategory 2 · 16 mi
- ArundelCategory 2 · 17 mi
- GorhamCategory 2 · 18 mi
- KennebunkCategory 2 · 20 mi
- WellsCategory 2 · 23 mi
- Cape NeddickCategory 2 · 23 mi
- BuxtonCategory 2 · 23 mi
- StandishCategory 2 · 24 mi
- YorkCategory 2 · 24 mi
- Hollis CenterCategory 2 · 26 mi
- Steep FallsCategory 2 · 27 mi
- KitteryCategory 2 · 27 mi
- AlfredCategory 2 · 28 mi
- East WaterboroCategory 2 · 28 mi
- LimingtonCategory 2 · 30 mi
- South BerwickCategory 2 · 30 mi
- North BerwickCategory 2 · 30 mi
- EliotCategory 2 · 31 mi
- SanfordCategory 2 · 31 mi
- North WaterboroCategory 2 · 31 mi
- WaterboroCategory 2 · 32 mi
- LimerickCategory 2 · 33 mi
- SpringvaleCategory 2 · 33 mi
- BerwickCategory 2 · 34 mi
- ShapleighCategory 2 · 36 mi
- LebanonCategory 2 · 39 mi
- ActonCategory 2 · 40 mi
- CumberlandCategory 2 · 10 mi
- WindhamCategory 2 · 17 mi
- YarmouthCategory 2 · 6 mi
- SebagoCategory 2 · 31 mi
- HarpswellCategory 2 · 6 mi
- North YarmouthCategory 2 · 9 mi
- GrayCategory 2 · 15 mi
- FreeportCategory 2 · 2 mi
- RaymondCategory 2 · 22 mi
- NaplesCategory 2 · 29 mi
- CascoCategory 2 · 24 mi
- FryeburgCategory 2 · 47 mi
- BrunswickCategory 2 · 4 mi
- New GloucesterCategory 2 · 14 mi
- DurhamCategory 1 · 6 mi
- BathCategory 1 · 10 mi
- BridgtonCategory 1 · 36 mi
- TopshamCategory 1 · 3 mi
- PolandCategory 1 · 20 mi
- BowdoinCategory 1 · overhead
- Lisbon FallsCategory 1 · 3 mi
- BowdoinhamCategory 1 · 5 mi
- LisbonCategory 1 · 6 mi
- LewistonCategory 1 · 11 mi
- WoolwichCategory 1 · 11 mi
and 97 more
New Hampshire (91)
- RyeCategory 2 · 28 mi
- PortsmouthCategory 2 · 29 mi
- HamptonCategory 2 · 31 mi
- North HamptonCategory 2 · 31 mi
- SeabrookCategory 2 · 32 mi
- GreenlandCategory 2 · 33 mi
- RollinsfordCategory 2 · 33 mi
- Hampton FallsCategory 2 · 34 mi
- StrathamCategory 2 · 35 mi
- SomersworthCategory 2 · 35 mi
- DoverCategory 2 · 36 mi
- MadburyCategory 2 · 38 mi
- NewmarketCategory 2 · 38 mi
- NewfieldsCategory 2 · 38 mi
- South HamptonCategory 2 · 39 mi
- ExeterCategory 2 · 39 mi
- DurhamCategory 2 · 39 mi
- LeeCategory 2 · 41 mi
- NewtonCategory 2 · 41 mi
- RochesterCategory 2 · 42 mi
- KingstonCategory 2 · 43 mi
- MiltonCategory 2 · 43 mi
- PlaistowCategory 2 · 44 mi
- BarringtonCategory 2 · 44 mi
- EppingCategory 2 · 44 mi
- UnionCategory 2 · 44 mi
- East HampsteadCategory 2 · 45 mi
- SanbornvilleCategory 2 · 45 mi
- DanvilleCategory 2 · 45 mi
- FarmingtonCategory 2 · 46 mi
- FremontCategory 2 · 46 mi
- NottinghamCategory 2 · 46 mi
- AtkinsonCategory 2 · 47 mi
- HampsteadCategory 2 · 48 mi
- SandownCategory 2 · 49 mi
- SalemCategory 2 · 49 mi
- OssipeeCategory 2 · 50 mi
- RaymondCategory 2 · 50 mi
- New DurhamCategory 2 · 50 mi
- StraffordCategory 2 · 51 mi
- ChesterCategory 2 · 51 mi
- Center OssipeeCategory 2 · 52 mi
- NorthwoodCategory 2 · 52 mi
- DeerfieldCategory 2 · 53 mi
- WindhamCategory 2 · 54 mi
- WolfeboroCategory 2 · 54 mi
- Center BarnsteadCategory 2 · 54 mi
- DerryCategory 2 · 54 mi
- AltonCategory 2 · 54 mi
- PelhamCategory 2 · 54 mi
- CandiaCategory 2 · 56 mi
- Alton BayCategory 2 · 58 mi
- AuburnCategory 2 · 58 mi
- PittsfieldCategory 2 · 58 mi
- LondonderryCategory 2 · 58 mi
- HudsonCategory 2 · 59 mi
- EpsomCategory 2 · 60 mi
- ChichesterCategory 2 · 62 mi
- GilmantonCategory 2 · 62 mi
- LitchfieldCategory 2 · 62 mi
and 31 more
Rhode Island (49)
- Little ComptonCategory 2 · 37 mi
- TivertonCategory 2 · 39 mi
- PortsmouthCategory 2 · 42 mi
- MiddletownCategory 2 · 43 mi
- NewportCategory 2 · 44 mi
- BristolCategory 2 · 44 mi
- WarrenCategory 2 · 44 mi
- JamestownCategory 2 · 47 mi
- BarringtonCategory 2 · 47 mi
- RiversideCategory 2 · 49 mi
- RumfordCategory 2 · 50 mi
- East ProvidenceCategory 2 · 50 mi
- NarragansettCategory 2 · 51 mi
- PawtucketCategory 2 · 51 mi
- SaunderstownCategory 2 · 51 mi
- WarwickCategory 2 · 52 mi
- North KingstownCategory 2 · 52 mi
- Central FallsCategory 2 · 52 mi
- ProvidenceCategory 2 · 53 mi
- East GreenwichCategory 2 · 54 mi
- CumberlandCategory 2 · 54 mi
- WakefieldCategory 2 · 54 mi
- LincolnCategory 2 · 54 mi
- KingstonCategory 2 · 55 mi
- CranstonCategory 2 · 55 mi
- North ProvidenceCategory 2 · 56 mi
- West WarwickCategory 2 · 57 mi
- JohnstonCategory 2 · 57 mi
- ManvilleCategory 2 · 57 mi
- West KingstonCategory 2 · 58 mi
- SmithfieldCategory 2 · 59 mi
- WoonsocketCategory 2 · 59 mi
- CoventryCategory 2 · 59 mi
- ExeterCategory 2 · 59 mi
- HopeCategory 2 · 60 mi
- GreenvilleCategory 2 · 60 mi
- CharlestownCategory 2 · 61 mi
- North SmithfieldCategory 2 · 61 mi
- West GreenwichCategory 2 · 64 mi
- North ScituateCategory 2 · 64 mi
- Hope ValleyCategory 2 · 65 mi
- BradfordCategory 2 · 65 mi
- HarrisvilleCategory 2 · 66 mi
- AshawayCategory 2 · 67 mi
- WesterlyCategory 2 · 68 mi
- FosterCategory 2 · 68 mi
- GreeneCategory 2 · 68 mi
- ChepachetCategory 2 · 68 mi
- PascoagCategory 2 · 70 mi
Connecticut (6)
- PawcatuckCategory 2 · 70 mi
- North StoningtonCategory 2 · 72 mi
- SterlingCategory 2 · 72 mi
- VoluntownCategory 2 · 72 mi
- StoningtonCategory 2 · 73 mi
- MoosupCategory 2 · 75 mi
New York (1)
- MontaukCategory 2 · 73 mi
Other storms of the 1869 season
- Unnamed (AL021869)Category 2 · 63 cities
- Unnamed (AL051869)Category 1 · 121 cities
- Unnamed (AL061869)Category 3 · 912 cities
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.